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Avocados have become a beloved part of the U.S. diet. So much so that we’ll even shell out extra money for a scoop of guacamole at Chipotle amid high inflation. This week, the “Something Offbeat” podcast explores how something that we take for granted at the grocery store may become endangered by 2050. Tierra Curry, an endangered species codirector and senior scientist for the Center for Biological Diversity, explained what’s going on and what we can do to keep avocados on the table in the future.

<p>Avocados have become a beloved part of the U.S. diet. So much so that we’ll even shell out extra money for a scoop of guacamole at Chipotle amid high inflation. This week, the “Something Offbeat” podcast explores how something that we take for granted at the grocery store <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/avocados-could-be-endangered-by-2050">may become endangered by 2050</a>. <a href="https://biologicaldiversity.org/about/staff/">Tierra Curry</a>, an endangered species codirector and senior scientist for the Center for Biological Diversity, explained what’s going on and what we can do to keep avocados on the table in the future.</p>

What’s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.

<p>What&rsquo;s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.</p>

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